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The Reality Blog: Final Social Media Tips: What To Do And Not Do On Facebook

Dear Web Writer, How are the social media efforts going? I admit, mine stalled a little. What with getting ready for Bootcamp and scrambling through other projects in general, I haven’t done nearly as much as I wanted to. But, I can say I’ve ramped up my efforts from what they were before. Who knows... (more...)

SWIRE Seeks Seasoned Copywriter

Company: SWIRE Marketing

Location: Glendora, California

Overview: Web copywriter; Full time Description

SWIRE Marketing is looking for a talented and experienced copywriter who is knowledgeable of web writing but who can also move between web and traditional writing... (more...)

What September 11, 2001 Taught Me About Clients

“This plan looks really good. You’ve got all the right numbers. You’ve got the right technology. Let’s move forward with the second round of funding. I’ll have the legal team draft the agreement. Let’s meet again in one week to finalize things — say next Thursday.” The joy and rejoicing... (more...)

Twelve Tips for Getting New Clients for your Freelance Writing Business

Online copywriter Nick Usborne spoke to a group of Wealthy Web Writers on October 12. Nick presented 12 valuable tips for getting new clients, each one better and more useful than the tip before. Nick explained that some of the tips work especially well when you’re starting your business, or restarting... (more...)

Write Ecommerce Copy for Microscope.com

Company: Microscope.com

Location: Roanoke, Virginia

Overview: Ecommerce Writer; Full Time Description

Microscope.com is a leading retailer of microscopes and accessories. They need a copywriter who can craft persuasive, sales-oriented web copy that appeals to both... (more...)

The Reality Blog: Your Dream Client Versus The Real Thing, Plus 3 Key Steps To Land New Clients

Dear Web Writer, Every now and then, I dream I’ll sit down at my desk in the morning and open an email that says this: “Dear Mindy, We haven’t met, but I’ve heard you’re a dynamic web writer and I’d like you to write a sales letter for me. I have a budget of $10,000 and will give you a 5%... (more...)

Three-Month Web Writing Contract

Company: Starpoint Solutions (Recruiter)

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Overview: Web Copywriter; Contract Description

Starpoint Solutions needs to place a knowledgeable copywriter with agency client working on a pharmaceutical contract. You’ll work on both... (more...)

Freelance Web Writing Opportunity in the Travel Industry

Company: Creative Circle (Recruiter)

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Overview: Web Copywriter; Freelance Description

The Creative Circle is working to connect a web copywriter with a local Chicago corporation. You’ll work to write hip, branded copy for a website targeting... (more...)

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15 Minutes to Fame: Avoiding Complacency

If I had to pick one reason I’m not more successful than I am, it would be complacency. Don’t get me wrong. I do all right. I haven’t worked a regular, full-time job in 10 years, and it’s been eight years since I held any job at all outside of my freelance writing business. That’s part of the... Read More

Member Spotlight: Jen Phillips April On The Steady Climb Upward

Dear Web Writer, Many of you will relate to Jen’s story … She started out in a career that was fine, but over time grew dull. One day, a fortuitous project introduced her to the world of copywriting … and from there, things started to come together. Now Jen manages a successful Money-Making... Read More

The Unspoken Side of Web Writing

Great! You just got off the phone with a dream client who offered you the project. You can’t wait to start. After doing a little dance, you write up your proposal and send it off that same day. Then, you wait. And, you probably wait some more. It’s not exactly a dirty, little secret, but waiting... Read More


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How to Make $1,250 Per Day as a B2B Web Writer

May ’10273:00 pm Date: May 27th 2010 Time: 3PM Eastern Time Topic: B2B Speaker: Steve Slaunwhite You won’t make millions writing web copy for business-to-business (B2B) companies. But you can do very, very well. $1,000-$1,500 per day is not unusual. And the assignments — emails,... Read More


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Motivate Yourself Now: The Iced-Cupcake Approach To Doing Your Best Work

Dear Web Writer, Are you an icing-eater, like me? It’s the one thing about me that drives Craig crazy. Give me anything with a sugary-iced side to it, and that’s what I’ll eat … and only that. So if it’s a donut … I eat the top half and leave the doughy bottom. If it’s a cupcake, I’ll... Read More

Roving Report: Client Hero Habits for Web Writers

When you’re a hero to your clients, they enjoy a lot of advantages ― you do, too. On January 31, Pam Foster met with a group of Wealthy Web Writers to explain just what those advantages are, and how you can enjoy the hero role with your clients. Pam is a prolific web copywriter who’s recently seen... Read More

How to Combine the Ticking Time Bomb Secrets

“I don’t know the rules of grammar … If you’re trying to persuade people to do something, or buy something, it seems to me you should use their language, the language they use every day, the language in which they think. We try to write in the vernacular.” — David Ogilvy Last week we talked... Read More

Make Your Videos Count

When you begin working to attract attention to your website, you might be overlooking one very important tool. Online video. Sure, the articles and blogs on your website play an important role in attracting visitors and elevating your search rankings by the SEO, but videos are an easy and powerful way... Read More

Motivate Yourself Now: What Adele Can Teach Web Writers

Dear Web Writer, The whole world is buzzing about Adele… …and if you saw her on last night’s Grammy’s, you understand why. There’s just something about watching someone emerge from nothing into the spotlight of acclaimed accomplishment that makes you believe all dreams are possible. Now, the... Read More


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Putting LinkedIn to Work

Mar153:00 pm Date: March 15, 2012 Time: 3pm, Eastern Time Topic: LinkedIn Presenter: Heather Robson During the past three months, Managing Editor Heather Robson, has steadily applied the LinkedIn strategies she shared in LinkedIn for Beginners, a prior event. In this event she catalogs her experiences,... Read More

Turn Twitter Into a Powerful Web-Writing Tool

Feb1412:30 pm Date: February 14, 2012 Time: 12:30 pm, Eastern Time Topic: Twitter Twitter: Alexis Rodrigo Successful blogger and Twitter expert, Lexi Rodrigo, joins Wealthy Web Writer for a live interview. The topic? How you can turn Twitter into a powerful networking tool that can help you build your... Read More

Using LinkedIn to Build Your Niche

Feb233:00 pm Date: February 23, 2012 Time: 3 pm, Eastern Time Topic: LinkedIn Presenter: Pam Foster One of the fastest ways to dramatically increase your success as a web writer is to focus on a niche market. Just ask Pam Foster. Pam was already a successful web writer before she decided to focus on... Read More

Why I Hire the Freelancers I Do … A Candid Interview With Rebecca Matter

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Date: February 9, 2012 Time: 12pm, Eastern Time Topic: Getting Clients Presenter: Rebecca Matter Have you ever wondered what makes a Marketing Director hire a freelancer? What sets the freelancer who lands the project apart from those who get turned down? In this teleconference,... Read More

Motivate Yourself Now: Who Do You Check-In With?

Dear Web Writer, You know that ripple of excitement you feel throughout your body when you FINALLY start realizing a long-time goal? That ripple has been permeating my entire house lately. It’s intoxicating … addicting … and it has a snowball effect: Now all my other goals feel achievable as well,... Read More


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